Tests and Features

This week, we’ll be on the other side of the globe, in Seoul, South Korea, to drive the all-new 2020 Hyundai Palisade during its global launch. A Big Guy When Hyundai pulled the drape off the Palisade at the Los Angeles Auto Show just two weeks ago, we couldn’t help …

SACRAMENTO, California – During the media launch of the 2019 Hyundai Veloster N , a 275-horsepower pocket rocket that will seek to steal some sales away from the Volkswagen Golf GTI and Honda Civic Type R, the Korean brand also gave us the opportunity to try out the 2019 edition …

The subcompact SUV segment has been around for a while now, and new models are being added on the market with every passing year. Consumers are trading in their cars and scooping up these little vehicles, which are admittedly more car-like than truck-like. In addition to popular or long-standing players …

SACRAMENTO, California – The sport compact car segment has been going strong for about 40 years now, as the Volkswagen Golf GTI was—and still is today—considered the benchmark vehicle. Rivals from across the globe have come and gone, but Korea had yet to produce a worthy contender. Until now. By …

The Car Guide is heading to southern California in order to get our grubby hands on the Veloster N, Hyundai’s first high-performance vehicle earmarked for North America. The 2019 Hyundai Veloster N is equipped with a turbocharged, 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine that manages to spit out 250 horsepower and 260 pound-feet …

LOS ANGELES, California – Earlier this year, my colleague Gabriel Gélinas flew to Seoul, South Korea, to test drive the Hyundai NEXO, a brand-new hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicle. At the time, the car was expected to hit Canadian roads in limited quantities by the end of 2018. Here we are …

LOS ANGELES, California – The Car Guide has fallen under the spell of the 2019 Hyundai Kona, based on its quality of assembly, versatility, design, driving experience and value—and that’s why we have unanimously named it the best buy in the subcompact SUV segment for 2019. While our journalists debated …

Hyundai’s Santa Fe crossover enters 2019 as a nearly all-new vehicle. If you’re shopping for a midsize crossover, make sure you look into this value leader. We’ve written a full review of the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe , so make sure you read up on it. A new vehicle purchase …

KANANASKIS, Alberta – Shopping for a new vehicle? I’ll bet you a shiny Loonie you’re looking at a crossover vehicle. Makes sense, right? Two kids, loads of gear, all kinds of activities—this is life. We’re not all so rich that we can afford two or three cars, so the one …

Hyundai’s timing for the Santa Fe could not have been better. Way back in 2000, they released a generous-sized sport-utility vehicle that, despite being ugly as sin, consumers could not get enough of. I recall a close colleague of mine referring to it as a member of the porcine family.